It may be a must-win game for Scotland and it’s at home but you can still get long odds of 5/1 on Gordon Strachan’s side winning their Group F World Cup qualifier on Saturday evening against England.
So, mission impossible, then? Well I definitely do not think so.
The last time the sides met at Wembley last November, Scotland started really well and had chances but unlike England they couldn’t take them.
On Saturday, the home side have to produce a similar high level of performance and the first goal will be absolutely vital.
If Scotland can score it, the Tartan Army will be right behind them and a memorable win could be on the cards.
Of course, the last time Scotland played at home against Slovenia, Chris Martin was booed by a section of the home support when he came on as a substitute with the jeers turning to cheers as he scored late on to secure what could prove to be a vital three points.
When I played for Scotland under Berti Vogts it was in difficult circumstances but I never heard anything like that and with this game being win or bust I am sure there will be no repeat from the fans.
There will obviously be a large Celtic contingent in the Scotland side from Craig Gordon and Scott Brown to Kieran Tierney and Stuart Armstrong.
They have all just come off the back of an incredible season where they secured a domestic treble and their confidence will be sky high.
They will certainly not feel inferior in any way to their English counterparts.
It was interesting to see Paul Scholes saying earlier in the week that he did not think Scott Brown would have cut it in England.
To be honest, I am not sure where Scholesy is coming from – Darren Fletcher has had an incredibly successful career down south mostly with Manchester United and Broony is as good a player as him.
I am sure the Scotland captain will be using it as extra incentive if any were needed when he leads the side out at Hampden on Saturday.
There is nothing better than being able to pin something up on the dressing-room wall to give that wee edge before kick-off.
I also thought it was interesting to see England boss Gareth Southgate taking his multi-millionaire players away to a two-day Royal Marine Commando boot camp in Devon last week in preparation for the Scotland game.
I have seen teams doing something similar in pre-season but it was strange that the manager did it at this time of the year.
It probably shows that with so many foreign players plying their trade in the Premier League down south now, he felt the need to have this team-bonding session.
We will see if it pays off on Saturday. Unfortunately, I will not be at Hampden but I will make sure I am in front of a TV screen somewhere to hopefully witness a famous victory over the Auld Enemy.
I’m still not exactly sure what made Neil McCann change his mind about taking the Dundee job.
At the start of last week, it looked like he had decided to go back to the Sky Sports studio only to stun Scottish football on Thursday by making a dramatic U-turn.
Whether the fact that it looked like Dundee had turned to St Mirren boss Jack Ross made him realise what he could miss out on, only he will know.
However, he is now the Dens Park permanent manager and he can start preparing for the season ahead.
He had enough games in charge as an interim manager to have pretty much made his mind up on the squad he has at his disposal.
There are relatively few Dundee players coming to the end of their contracts this summer and it will be interesting to see the ins and outs at the club.
Hopefully, the board will give Neil the right financial backing after the well-documented struggles last season.
